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UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

THOMAS H. DIETZ, OF ENNIS, TEXAS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 583,876, dated June 1,1897.

Application filed August 28, 1896. Serial No. 604,203- (No model.)

To all whmfi it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS H. DIETZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ennis, in the county of Ellis and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Swings; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention is a swing and churn attachment; and it consists of a frameproperly balanced and mounted and a swing pivoted therein, provided withseats, foot rest-s, springs, lever, and cords operating the same,together with mechanism for operating the churn, as hereinafter set outin the following specification and the claims hereto attached.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of myinvention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of myinvention with the swing partly thrown out.

My invention is described as follows:

1 is the base, which is composed of four pieces joined together andbraced by cornerpieces.

2 are uprights secured at their top ends to the head-piece 3. Saiduprights 2 and headpieces 3 are braced at their conjunction bycorner-pieces 4:- Depending from the headpieces are two bearings 5, andsaid bearings are braced to the head-piece by braces 6.

Extending through the uprights 2, near their upper ends, and through thelower ends of the bearings are bolts 7. Pivoted to these bolts The upperend of these arms are stayed and braced in this position by thecross-piece 9 and braces 10. The lower ends of these swing-arms aresecured in a heavy substantial beam 11, the upper edge only of which isshown above the upper edge of the base 1. The uprights 2 are securedfrom oscillating by braces 12.

Firmly and rigidly secured to the beam 11 is a beam 13. This beam runsparallel with the longer sides of the frame 1. A short distance abovethis beam (a foot or more) is pivoted in swinging arms 8 a beam 14, andto this pivoted beam is secured the swing-floor 15. Between each end ofthe beam 13 and swing-floor 15 are secured spiral springs 16,

,said beam is secured a double seat 22.

and on the ends and running crosswise of the swing-floor are securedcross-pieces 17 18, and to the inner cross-pieces 18 is hinged a board19, and to the upper face of this board is secured two othercross-pieces 20.

Immediately above the swing-floor 15 is pivoted in swinging arms 8 abeam 21, and to Under each end of this double seat is secured a spiralspring 23, the lower end of which (each) is secured to the upper face ofthe swing-floor 15. To the inner face of each of the swingarms issecured each end of a cord 24. The upper and loop end of said cord ispassed through a perforation of a lever 26. Said lever is pivoted in abearing 27, secured on the upper face of the head-piece 3. To the longerend of the lever is secured the upper end of the pending cord 28, thelower end carrying a handhold in reach of the rider.

In one of the uprights 2 is pivoted a rod 29, having on its lower end aright-angled bend 30. Said right-angled bend passes through a slot andis secured from withdrawing by a nut 31, which works against the innerface of the swing-arm 8. Said right-angled bend moves up and down in aslot 32, that runs longitudinally in the swing-arm 8. Said rod 29 has onits upper end another right-angled bend 33, which passes through aperforation 34 near the upper end of one of the uprights 2. To the outerend of said right-angled bend 33 is'rigidly secured a crank-arm '35. Tothis crank-arm is pivoted the upper end of a pitman 36, the lower end ofwhich is pivoted to a pitman-block 37, which plays up and down in guides38. To the lower end of said pitman is secured a churn-dasher 29.

The purpose of having the swing-floor 15 pivoted and having the sameprovided'with the coil-springs 16 is to give additional ease to themovements of the swing. -The purpose of the coil-springs 23 is the same.

The riders sit in the seats 22, with their feet on the cross-pieces 17or 18, but in case of children their legs are not long enough to reach,and so I have provided the swing with the hinged parts 19 20, and whenchildren are riding these parts 19 20 are thrown up over parts 17 and18, as shown on the righthand side of Fig. 2.

In case greater rapidity in swinging is desired, or in case children toosmall to use the foot-rest are swinging, they use the cord 28, whichoperates lever 26, and through that cords 24, and through said cords theswingarms 8.

When the swing is in operation, the right angled bend is carried backand forth by the swing-arm S. This operates the crankarm 35, whichoperates the pitman 36, which in turn operates pitman block 37 anddasher 39.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. The base-frame 1, provided with the uprights 2, and head-piece 3;depending bearings 5; bolts 7, passing through uprights 2, and bearings5; swing-arms 8, pivoted to bolts 7, and secured at their lower ends bycrossbeam 11, and properly braced; beam 13, rigidly secured tocross-beam 11; cross-beam 14, pivoted in the uprights 2; swing-floor 15,rigidly seeured to said cross-beam; spiral springs 16, one under eachend of the swing-floor and secured to the ends and upper face of beam13; beam 21, pivoted above the swing-floor 15; seats rigidly secured tosaid beam;

spiral springs 23, one secured under each end of seat 22, their lowerends secured to the upper face of the swing-floor 15, substantially asshown and described and for the purposes set forth. 7

2. In combination with a swing having uprights 2, a swinging bodyjournaled in said uprights; a perforation in one of the uprights and aslot in one of the swinging arms; rod 29, its right-angled arm 30,working in slot 32, of swing-arm 3, its upper right-angled arm 33,working in perforation 34 crank-arm 35, rigidly secured to the outer endof right-angled arm 33; guides 38, secured to the uprights 2;churn-dasher 39, secured in pitman-block 37; pitman-block 37, working upand down in guides 38; pitman 36, pivoted to crank-arm 35, andpitman-block 37, substantially as shown and described and for thepurposes set forth.

I11 testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS H. DIETZ.

\Vitnesses:

GEO. 11.. HOGAN, D. S. GoBLE.

